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ARANZ AGM, Wellington - 23 August 2017

Diverse Worlds, the 2017 National Conference of the Australian Society of Australia and 2017 Information Technologies Indigenous Communities Symposium - 25-28 September 2017

Join the Australian Society for Diverse Worlds, their 2017 National Conference which will be held alongside the 2017 Information Technologies Indigenous Communities Symposium at the University of Melbourne. ARANZ members can register at ASA member rates. Early bird registrations finish on 11 August 2017.

ARANZ AGM, Wellington - 23 August 2017

Wherever you deal with records and archives in the private or public sector, local government or communities we would love to have you join us!

The following positions are available: Treasurer & 4 Councillors.

For more information and nomination form see here. Nominations close on the 24 July 2017.

ARANZ Otago and Southland Branch AGM - 8 August 2017

International Archives Day - 9 June 2017

On Friday 9 June 2017, celebrate the International Archives Day in your institution, your company or your department. Use this global event for archivists and records managers in order to make known the role of archives and share your experience and the importance of your work. Show that the archives profession is fun, inclusive, varied and that your expertise is helpful to everyone.

Prepare your project for the International Archives Day 2017:

1. Save the date : Friday 9 June 2017

2. Get inspired by what your colleagues around the world have organized last year

3. Under the theme “Archives, Citizenship and Interculturalism”, choose right now your project: an exhibition, a slide-show, a film screening, and open your department to the public, explain your work, raise the profile of your colleagues and explain how they can help other departments in your institution or your company.

4. In order to facilitate your events, ICA makes available, personalizable communication templates (posters, bookmarks, etc.), to encourage everyone to share this day through social networks, business or family circles. Find some templates here

5. And because ICA wants to highlight your projects and the dynamism of archivists and records managers, please think of taking photos of your customized posters and documents, as well as your celebration on Friday 9th June and send them to us

6. At last, wherever you are or whatever is your language, follow the event #IAD17 and continue to celebrate “Archives, Citizenship and Interculturalism” by registering to the Conference ALA-ICA 2017

ARANZ AWARDS call for nominations - 2017

Call for nominations for two prizes

Michael Standish Prize

This award, first offered in 2001, is named in honour of Michael Standish, architect of the 1957 Archives Act and the first permanent Chief Archivist of National Archives. It is awarded every second year.

The prize recognises an outstanding essay, by a New Zealand archivist or records manager, dealing with some facet of archives or records administration, history, theory and/or methodology, and published in a recognised archive, records management, or other appropriate journal.

Works published in New Zealand in 2016, and fitting the above criteria, are eligible for entry.

Ian Wards Prize

The Ian Wards Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding piece of published writing which in the view of the judging panel also clearly demonstrates exemplary and/or innovative use of primary resources. Nominations are invited for a work published during 2016.

First awarded in 2001, the Prize honours the contribution to New Zealand scholarship of Ian McLean Wards, Chief Government Historian between 1968 and 1983.

ARANZ AWARDS call for nominations - 2016

We are delighted to invite nominations for the following awards:

Ian Wards Prize

The Ian Wards Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding piece of published writing which in the view of the judging panel also clearly demonstrates exemplary and/or innovative use of primary resources.

First awarded in 2001, the Prize honours the contribution to New Zealand scholarship of Ian McLean Wards, Chief Government Historian between 1968 and 1983.

Michael Standish Prize

This award, first offered in 2001, is named in honour of Michael Standish, architect of the 1957 Archives Act and the first permanent Chief Archivist of National Archives. It is awarded every second year.

The prize recognises an outstanding essay, by a New Zealand archivist or records manager, dealing with some facet of archives or records administration, history, theory and/or methodology, and published in a recognised archive, records management, or other appropriate journal.

n.b. Works published in New Zealand in 2015 and fitting the above criteria are eligible for entry

As you will note we are taking a reasonably strong view of the state of recordkeeping in the public sector. This may generate discussion in the sector and I look forward to hearing any comments from you in the New Year.

Separately, you will in the near future be sent a copy of the independent Audit of the Chief Archivist’s recordkeeping. It should be noted that this is not produced by Archives New Zealand but is commissioned as part of the Audit requirements of the Public Records Act 2005.

The review examined the adequacy of recordkeeping advice, processes and systems in place to support the Prime Minister (and thereby all other Ministers). Relevant agencies including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Ministerial and Secretariat Services, a business unit of the Department of Internal Affairs, were interviewed.

The review highlighted that text messages can be public records and clarified that Ministers are considered public offices under the Act. The review also found that the Prime Minister was not advised of his full responsibilities under the Public Records Act and that the advice and support provided to all Ministers was inadequate.

If you would like your archives or records related event added to the upcoming events calendar, or know of an event you would like to see listed please send the relevant details to the ARANZ Webmaster. Note that it does not have to be an ARANZ associated event.